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The transformation of a steepland river valley following an earthquake-triggered landslide near Kaikōura, NZ

Tunnicliffe, J., Howarth, J., & Massey, C. 2021, April. The transformation of a steepland river valley following an earthquake-triggered landslide near Kaikōura, NZ. In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (pp. EGU21-10867) In the relatively short and steep catchments of New Zealand’s Alps and Front Range, river systems traverse several process domains, from steep boulder-bed cascades […]

Quantitative risk analysis of earthquake-induced landslides

de Vilder, S.J.; Massey, C.I.; Taig, T.; Lukovic, B.; Archibald, G.C.; Morgenstern, R. 2021. Quantitative risk analysis of earthquake-induced landslides. p. 465-470; doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-60706-7_50 IN: Tiwari, B.; Sassa, K.; Bobrowsky, P.T.; Takara K. (eds) Understanding and reducing landslide disaster risk. [WLF 2020]. Volume 4, Testing, modelling, and risk assessment. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG. ICL […]

Morphodynamic research challenges for braided river environments: Lessons from the iconic case of New Zealand

Hicks, D. M., Baynes, E., Measures, R., Stecca, G., Tunnicliffe, J., & Friedrich, H. 2021. "Morphodynamic research challenges for braided river environments: Lessons from the iconic case of New Zealand." Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 46.1 (2021): 188-204. Pressures on braided river systems in New Zealand are increasing due to anthropogenic stresses such as demand […]

Stakeholder and end-user engagement

Engagement with identified partners, stakeholders and end-users of the EILD research programme will solicit input and encourage collaboration to develop useful, useable and used tools in mitigating against earthquake-induced landslide risks. In addition, the engagement will promulgate the results of the research as widely as possible to relevant end-users. The tools will evolve, along with […]

Drilling through an earthquake landslide

Geological drilling to gain core samples and geophysical measurements through huge landslides that occurred during the Kaikōura Earthquake of 2016. This research will enable a better understanding of landslide hazards relating to future earthquakes around New Zealand, and how to plan for them.

Sediment Transport Modelling - Hapuku Catchment

This animation shows a model of how the first gravel of a uniform size (16 mm) moves through the Hapuku Catchment. There is still significant amounts of gravel yet to be released and travel through the newtork.

Transport resilience and recovery after the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake

Mason, D., & Brabhaharan, P. (2021). Characterisation of transport resilience and measures to enhance resilience in the recovery after the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 54(2), 69-81. https://doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.54.2.69-81 Abstract The Ward to Cheviot section of State Highway 1 is a key lifeline transport route that runs through the Kaikōura township. […]

Development of a universal open access rock avalanche case study database

Mitchell A, McDougall S,. Aaron J. Brideau M A 2021. Development of a universal open access rock avalanche case study database. Proceedings of the SCG-XIII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LANDSLIDES. CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA- JUNE 15th-19th-2020 (held online February 2021) Abstract Predicting the post-failure behavior of complex events such as rock avalanches often involves looking at past events […]

Empirical Relationships to Estimate the Probability of Runout Exceedance for Various Landslide Types

Brideau M A, de Vilder S, Massey C, Mitchell A, McDougall S,. Aaron J. 2021. Empirical Relationships to Estimate the Probability of Runout Exceedance for Various Landslide Types in F. Guzzetti et al. (eds.), Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk, ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction, © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60227-7_36 Estimating […]

Landslide field mapping and geophysical surveys

By: Corinne Singeisen, PhD Student, Theme 1 - Landslide severity In November 2020 and January 2021 a team from GNS Science, University of Canterbury, and University of Auckland spent several weeks in the field collecting data from landslides triggered by the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake. Our goal was to get a better understanding of […]

Hapuku landslide dam changes, 2016 to 2019

Surface change models of the Hapuku landslide dam have been generated using Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) surveys between 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. The colours in the two epoch pairs shown below depict areas of erosion (reds to yellows) and deposition (greens to blues). Changes between the surveys can be seen using the slider in […]

The Kaiwhata landslide dam

Not all landslide dams are formed by earthquakes, but any landslide dam can be used to find out more about how long they stay in the landscape and what hazards they may pose. The landslide itself can impact people and property, but when the debris blocks streams and rivers, the dam and impounded reservoir can […]

Tour of the Hopefields landslide and dam

Take a tour of the 3D model of the Hopefields landslide and dam

Hapuku landslide dam tour 2019

Take a tour of the 3D model of the Hapuku dam and downstream sedimentation

Earthquake damage to the Hutton’s Shearwater nesting colonies, Seaward Kaikōura range.

People were not the only living creatures affected by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. The Hutton’s shearwater or Kaikōura tītī (Puffinus huttoni) is an endangered seabird endemic to the Kaikōura region that nests between 1200-1800 m above sea level in the Seaward Kaikōura Range. These areas are generally only accessible by helicopter. The birds were once […]

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